home

                   THE HOMOGENEOUS KINETICS GROUP

                   Contact: Dr. Domnina Razus

Publications top

Selected list of publications

Books

E.I.Segal, N.I.Ionescu, Domnina Razus and I.N.Salageanu ­ "Cinetica reactiilor catalitice eterogene” (Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions), Edit. Academiei Romane, vol.I, 1992.

E.I.Segal, N.I.Ionescu, Domnina Razus, D.Fatu and Monica Caldararu - "Cinetica reactiilor catalitice eterogene” (Kinetics of Heterogeneous Catalytic Reactions), Edit. Academiei Romane, vol.II, 1999.

Articles in press

Dumitru Oancea, Maria Mitu, Elena Pincu and Domnina Razus – “Temperature inhibiting effect on the ignition of a lean propylene-air mixture by an isothermally heated platinum filament”, Rev.Roumaine Chim., in press.

Published papers

Domnina Razus, Maria Molnarne and O.Fuss – “Limiting Oxygen Concentration Evaluation in Flammable Gaseous Mixtures by means of Calculated Adiabatic Flame Temperatures”, Chem. Eng.Process., 43, 775-784 (2004).

Domnina Razus, D.Oancea, F.Chirila and N.I.Ionescu - "Transmission of an explosion between linked vessels", Fire Safety J., 38(2), 147-163 (2003).

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus, Irina Cojocea and V.Munteanu – “Break Spark Ignition of Gaseous Propylene-Air Mixtures”, J.Loss Prev.Process Ind., 16(5), 353-361 (2003).

Domnina Razus, Maria Molnarne and O.Fuss – “Evaluation of Limiting Oxygen Concentration of Fuel/Air/Inert Gaseous Mixtures by means of Calculated Adiabatic Flame Temperatures and Measured Fuel/Air Lower Explosion Limits”, Chem.Eng.Trans, 3, 69-74 (2003).

D. Oancea, Maria Mitu and Domnina Razus – “The nitrogen dilution effect on the ignition of a stoichiometric ethylene/air mixture using an isothermally heated platinum wire”, Progr.Catal., 12(1-2), 33-39 (2003).

D. Oancea, Maria Mitu and Domnina Razus – “Catalytic ignition of stagnant stoichiometric ethylene-air mixture on an isothermally heated platinum filament”, Progr.Catal., 10(1-2), 79-87 (2001)(issued in 2003).

D. Oancea, Maria Mitu and Domnina Razus – “Activation energy variation during ignition of propane-air mixtures on isothermally heated platinum filaments”, Analele Univ.Bucuresti, 12(1-2), 243-250 (2003).

Codina Movileanu, Domnina Razus, D. Oancea and N.I.Ionescu – “Pressure evolution in confined and partially confined gas explosions”, Analele Univ.Vest, (Timisoara), 12(3), 231-238 (2003).

V.Munteanu, D.Oancea and Domnina Razus – “Overall Kinetics of Propane/Air Combustion Reactions from Early Stages of Ignition”, Analele Univ.Vest (Timisoara), 12(3), 239-246 (2003).

Maria Mitu, Domnina Razus and D. Oancea – “The surface and gas phase ignition of fuel-air mixtures on isothermally heated platinum wire”, Analele Univ.Vest (Timisoara), 12(3), 223-230 (2003).

D.Oancea, Adina Musuc and Domnina Razus – “KCl Effect on the Kinetics of Exothermal Decomposition of Urea-Ammonium Nitrate Mixture”, Sci.Technol.Environm. Protection, 10(1), 49-56 (2003).

D.Oancea, Adina Musuc and Domnina Razus – “Usefulness and limitations of multilinear regression analysis in DSC curves processing”, Analele Univ.Vest (Timisoara), 12)(3), 247-252 (2003).

Maria Mitu, D. Oancea and Domnina Razus – “Overall activation energy for gas-phase ignition of several fuel-air mixtures on catalytic surfaces”, Proc. 13-th National Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RICCCE-13, Bucuresti, sept. 2003, pp. 80-85.

D.Oancea, Adina Musuc and Domnina Razus –“A DSC Study of Thermal Decomposition of Urea-Ammonium Nitrate System”, Proc. 13-th National Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RICCCE-13, Bucuresti, sept. 2003, pp.74-79.

V. Munteanu, D. Oancea and Domnina Razus - "Metode pentru determinarea energiei minime de explozie la amestecurile de materiale potential explozive" (Methods for Minimum Ignition Energy Determination of Potentially Explosive Mixtures), in "Electrotehnologii. Procesarea materialelor si tehnologii electrochimice", (Electrotechnologies. Materials Processing and Electrochemical Technologies), vol. 2, Ed. Academiei Romane, 2003, p.394.

D.Oancea, Adina Magdalena Musuc and Domnina Razus –“Studiul decompunerii explozive a a unor nitroderivati fenilhidrazinici folosind metoda calorimetriei diferentiale cu baleiaj” ( Study of explosive decomposition of some phenylhydrazinic compounds by DSC), Rev.Chimie (Bucuresti), 54(4), 331-334 (2003).

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus, Maria Mitu and S.Constantinescu – “Hotwire Ignition of Premixed Flammable Fuel-Air Mixtures using Isothermally Heated Platinum Wires”, Rev. Roumaine Chim., 47, 91-97 (2002).

D. Oancea, Domnina Razus and V. Munteanu – “Addditive Effects on the Explosivity Parameters of Gaseous Mixtures”- Analele Univ.Bucuresti, 11, 101-109 (2002).

Domnina Razus, D.Oancea and N.I.Ionescu - "Evolutia presiunii in cursul exploziilor amestecurilor gazoase combustibil-oxidant in regim de deflagratie in vase inchise" (Pressure Evolution during the Explosion of Fuel-Air Gaseous Mixtures in Closed Vessels), Rev.Chimie (Bucuresti), 53, 337-344 (2002).

V.Munteanu, D.Oancea and D.Razus – “Carbon Dioxide as Inhibitor for Ignition and Flame Propagation of Propane-Air Mixtures”, Analele Univ.Bucuresti, 11(2), 141-146 (2002).

A.M.Musuc, Domnina Razus and D.Oancea – “Investigation of thermal stability of some nitroaromatic derivatives using DSC method”, Analele Univ.Bucuresti, 11(2), 147-153 (2002).

Domnina Razus and U.Krause - "Empirical and Semi-empirical Calculation Methods for Venting of Gas Explosions", Fire Safety J., 36(1), 1-23 (2001).

Domnina Razus, U. Krause, M. Scheid and M. Berge - "Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Berechnungsmethoden für die Druckentlastung von Gasexplosionen" (Possibilities and Limits of Calculation Methods Concerning the Venting of Gas Explosions), Proc. 9-th. BAM-PTB Colloquium zur chemischen und physikalischen Sicherheitstechnik, Braunschweig, Germany, 11/12 septembrie 2001, p. 79.

Domnina Razus, D. Oancea, F. Chirila and N.I. Ionescu - "Pressure perturbations associated to the transmission of a deflagration between interconnected vessels", Proc. 17th Intern. Symp. on Combustion Processes, Poznan, Poland, September 2001, p. 218-222.

D. Oancea, Domnina Razus and V. Munteanu - "Empirical and theoretical correlations between minimum ignition energy and quenching distance", Proc. 17th Intern. Symp. on Combustion Processes, Poznan, Poland, September 2001, p. 191-195.

V. Munteanu, D. Oancea, Domnina Razus - "An alternative method for minimum ignition energy evaluation of gaseous mixtures", Analele Univ.Bucuresti, 10, 35-47 (2001).

Domnina Razus, D. Oancea, N.I. Ionescu - "Burning Velocity Determination by Spherical Bomb Technique. II. Application to Gaseous Propylene-Air Mixtures of Various Compositions, Pressures and Temperatures", Revue Roumaine Chim., 45(4), 319-330 (2000).

Domnina Razus, D. Oancea and N.I. Ionescu - "Initierea exploziilor in amestecuri gazoase omogene combustibil-oxidant. I. Initierea exploziilor cu ajutorul corpurilor incalzite" (Explosions initiations in fuel-air gaseous homogeneous mixtures. I. Explosion initiations with hot bodies.), Rev. Chimie (Bucuresti), 51(8), 590-599 (2000).

Domnina Razus, D. Oancea, N.I. Ionescu - "Transmission of an explosion through a slit", Riv. Combust. (Milano), 53, 129 (1999).



Oral and poster communications top

Domnina Razus, Maria Molnarne and Oliver Fuß - “Evaluation of Limiting Oxygen Concentration of Fuel/Air/Inert Mixtures by means of Calculated Adiabatic Flame Temperatures and measured Fuel/Air Lower Explosion Limits” - 6-rd Italian Conf. on Chemical and Process Engineering ICheaP-6, June 2003, Pisa, Italy.

Codina Movileanu, Domnina Razus, D. Oancea and N.I.Ionescu – “Pressure evolution in confined and partially confined gas explosions” –11-th Conf. on Phys.Chem (ROMPHYSCHEM), Timisoara, 2003.

Maria Mitu, Domnina Razus and D. Oancea – “The surface and gas phase ignition of fuel-air mixtures on isothermally heated platinum wire” – 11-th Conf. on Phys.Chem (ROMPHYSCHEM), Timisoara, 2003

D.Oancea, Adina Musuc and Domnina Razus – “Usefulness and limitations of multilinear regression analysis in DSC curves processing” – 11-th Conf. on Phys.Chem (ROMPHYSCHEM), Timisoara, 2003.

V.Munteanu, D.Oancea and Domnina Razus – “Overall Kinetics of Propane/Air Combustion Reactions
from Early Stages of Ignition” – 11-th Conf. on Phys.Chem (ROMPHYSCHEM), Timisoara, 2003.

Maria Mitu, D. Oancea and Domnina Razus – “Overall activation energy for gas-phase ignition of several fuel-air mixtures on catalytic surfaces” - 13-th National Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RICCCE-13, Bucuresti, 2003.

D.Oancea, Adina Musuc and Domnina Razus - –“A DSC Study of Thermal Decomposition of Urea-Ammonium Nitrate System”- 13-th National Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering RICCCE-13, Bucuresti, 2003.

Maria Mitu, Domnina Razus and Dumitru Oancea – “Critical conditions for hot surface ignition of premixed gases under isothermal conditions” - 3-rd Intern.Conf. of the Chem.Soc. of South-Eastern European Countries on “Chemistry in the New Millenium – an Endless Frontier”, Bucharest, 2002.

Domnina Razus and Maria Molnarne - “Limiting Oxygen Concentration Evaluation in Flammable Gaseous Mixtures by means of Calculated Adiabatic Flame Temperatures” - 3-rd Intern.Conf. of the Chem.Soc. of South-Eastern European Countries on “Chemistry in the New Millenium – an Endless Frontier”, Bucharest, 2002.

Adina Musuc, Domnina Razus and D.Oancea – “Kinetic Modeling of Exothermal Decompositions using DSC” –
3-rd Intern.Conf. of the Chem.Soc. of South-Eastern European Countries on “Chemistry in the New Millenium – an Endless Frontier”, Bucharest, 2002.

Domnina Razus, D.Oancea, F.Chirila and N.I.Ionescu - "Pressure Perturbations Associated to the Transmission of a Deflagration between Interconnected Vessels" – 17-th Intern. Symp.on Combustion Processes, Poznan, Poland, 2001.

D. Oancea, Domnina Razus and V. Munteanu - "Empirical and Theoretical Correlations between Minimum Ignition Energy and Quenching Distance"- 17-th Intern. Symp.on Combustion Processes, Poznan, Poland, 2001.

Domnina Razus, U. Krause, M. Scheid und M. Berge - "Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Berechnungsmethoden für die Druckentlastung von Gasexplosionen" ( Possibilities and Limits of Calculation Methods Concerning the Venting of Gas Explosions) – Colloq. DECHEMA-PTB-BAM, Braunschweig, Germany, 2001.

Domnina Razus - "Transmission of an Explosion between Linked Vessels" - Conference presented in the Chemical Safety Department from B.A.M.- Berlin, Germany, 2001.

V. Munteanu, D. Oancea and Domnina Razus - "Experimental and Calculated Explosivity Parameters of Gaseous Mixtures"-12-th National Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2001.

Adina Stoica, Domnina Razus and D.Oancea -"Kinetics of Exothermal Decomposition of 2,4 Dinitrophenyl Hydrazine using DSC Data" -12-th National Conference on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, 2001.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus and N.I.Ionescu - "On the Significance of the Minimum Ignition Energy for Gaseous Explosive Mixtures" – Bunsentagung 2000, Wurzburg, Germany, 2000.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus and N.I.Ionescu - "Induction periods and kinetic parameters for ignition by inductive-capacitive sparks of explosive gaseous mixtures - 2-nd Intern.Conference of the Chemical Societies of the South-Eastern European Countries on "Chemical Sciences for Sustainable Development", Halkidiki, Greece, 2000.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus, C.Munteanu and N.I.Ionescu - "The Influence of Catalytic Activity of Heated Platinum Wires on the Ignition of Fuel/Air Mixtures" – 6-th National Symp.on Catalysis, Bucharest,z 2000.

D.Oancea, V.Munteanu, Domnina Razus and N.I.Ionescu - "Ignition of Fuel-Air Mixtures on Isothermally Heated Platinum Wires" - 28-th Intern.Symp.on Combustion, August 2000, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Domnina Razus and U.Krause - "Semi-empirical Methods for Calculation of Vent Areas in Vented Gas Deflagrations" - 10-th Conference on Physical Chemistry, Iasi, 2000.

V. Munteanu, D.Oancea and Domnina Razus - Methods of Minimum Energy Assessment for Mixtures with Explosive Potential"-10-th Conference on Physical Chemistry, Iasi, 2000.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus and N.I.Ionescu - The Additive Effects on the Explosivity Parameters of Gaseous Mixtures - 10-th Conference on Physical Chemistry, Iasi, 2000.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus, Adina Stoica and Eugenia Zarcu - Evaluation of Hazards Originating in Thermal Runaway using Isothermal and Temperature-Programmed Methods - 10-th Conference on Physical Chemistry, Iasi, 2000.

Domnina Razus, Dumitru Oancea and Niculae I.Ionescu - "Dinamica evolutiei presiunii in timpul exploziei unor amestecuri gazoase combustibil-oxidant in regim de deflagratie in celule inchise" - XXVI-th National Symposium on Chemistry, Rm.Valcea, 2000.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus and N.I.Ionescu - "Initierea, propagarea si stingerea exploziilor in amestecuri gazoase combustibil-oxidant" - I-st National Conf. "Petroleum and Environment", Univ.de Petrol si Gaze, Ploiesti, 1999.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus, C.Munteanu, Irina Cojocea and N.I.Ionescu - "Combustion Kinetics of Fuel-Air Mixtures on Isothermally Heated Catalytic Wires" - XI-a Conf. on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Univ. Politehnica Bucuresti, oct.1999.

D.Oancea, Domnina Razus, V.Munteanu and N.I.Ionescu - "Induction Periods for Spark Ignition of Flammable Gaseous Mixtures" – XI-th Conf. on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Univ.Politehnica Bucuresti, oct.1999.



Grants and Contracts top

Research Grants

D.Razus, N.I.Ionescu, A.Musuc, M.Mitu, A.Irimia si C.Movileanu – „Factori de risc asociati exploziilor in amestecuri gazoase combustibil-oxidant. Studiul experimental si modelarea propagarii exploziilor in regim de deflagratie“ (Risk factors associated to explosions of fuel-oxidant gaseous mixtures. Experimental study and modelling of explosion propagation in deflagration regime) – Grant of the Romanian Academy nr.42/2003.

D.Razus, N.I.Ionescu, A.Musuc, M.Mitu, A.Irimia si C.Movileanu – „Efectul aditivilor diluanti si inhibitori asupra explozivitatii amestecurilor gazoase“ (Effect of diluent and inhibitors on the explosivity of gaseous mixtures) – Grant nr.88/2003 (Fundamental Research Project) within the program CERES-2 of the Romanian Ministry of Research and Education.

D.Razus, N.I.Ionescu, A.Stoica, A.Irimia and M.Mitu - "Evolutia presiunii in cazul deflagratiei amestecurilor gazoase combustibil/aer in vase cu depresurizare" (Pressure evolution during deflagration of fuel/air gaseous mixtures in vented vessels)- Grant ANSTI (later, CNCSIS Grant) nr.13019/2000-2002.

D.Razus, D.Oancea, I.Cojocea, E.Zarcu, C.Munteanu - "Simularea proceselor de reducere, desorbtie si a reactiilor de suprafata termoprogramate. Evolutia oxidarii unor hidrocarburi, pe suprafete metalice incalzite, in regim programat"(Simulation of thermoprogrammed reduction, desoption and surface reactions. Evolution of hydrocarbon oxidation on heated metallic surfaces) - Contract MCT nr. 842/1999 (ORIZONT 2000 Research programme).



Participation to national research programs

D.Razus, N.I.Ionescu, A.Musuc, M.Mitu, A.Irimia si C.Movileanu
“Risk factors associated to explosions of fuel-oxidant gaseous mixtures”
project included into the fundamental research program on risks of the Romanian Academy, 2003 (“Interdisciplinary program for prevention of national major risk phenomena”)

Research project financed by the World Bank and the Romanian Government, awarded to the Department of Physical Chemistry of the Bucharest University
Topic: "Explosion initiation and propagation"
Duration: 2000-2001.
Project cordinator in the University of Bucharest: prof.Dr.Dumitru Oancea
Project coordinator in IPC: Dr. Domnina Razus.



International Scientific Cooperations top

• Cooperation agreement with BAM (Bundesanstalt fur Materialforschung und -prufung)- Berlin, Germany
Topic: „Entzundlichkeit von Brengas/Inertgas/Oxidator-Gemsichen“ (Flammability of Fuel/Inert/Oxidant Mixtures)
Duration 2004 – 2005.
Romanian part coordinators: Dr. Domnina Razus (ICF) and Prof.Dumitru Oancea (University of Bucharest)
German part coordinator: Dr.Maria Molnarne

• Cooperation agreement with PTB (Physikalische-Technische Bundesanstalt)- Braunschweig, Germany
Topic: "Kenngrößen des Explosionsschutzes von Gasgemischen "(Safety Characteristics of Gaseous Mixtures)
Duration: 2001-2004.
Romanian part coordinators: Dr. Domnina Razus (ICF) and Prof.Dumitru Oancea (University of Bucharest)
German part coordinator: Dr.Elisabeth Brandes



Award top

1990 - "Gheorghe Spacu" Award for Chemistry of the Romanian Academy for the group of publications in the field of fast gas-phase reactions issued in 1987, to Dr. Domnina Razus, Prof. Dumitru Oancea and Vasile Gosa.


 

Educational Activities top

• 3 PhD students: Adina Musuc, Codina Movileanu and Adriana Irimia.
top